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Jesus teaches us in Mathew chapter 5 vrs 38/39 not an eye for an eye, but do not resist an evil person ,
Originally posted by jhill76
Jesus teaches us in Mathew chapter 5 vrs 38/39 not an eye for an eye, but do not resist an evil person ,
Could he not have meant, do not engage in strife against an evil person, because he knows that some will use evil to try and bring you down?edit on 12-7-2012 by jhill76 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by windword
Originally posted by jhill76
Jesus teaches us in Mathew chapter 5 vrs 38/39 not an eye for an eye, but do not resist an evil person ,
Could he not have meant, do not engage in strife against an evil person, because he knows that some will use evil to try and bring you down?edit on 12-7-2012 by jhill76 because: (no reason given)
Your right, but that strife wouldn't entail "sticks and stones" Would it?
Originally posted by jhill76
Jesus teaches us in Mathew chapter 5 vrs 38/39 not an eye for an eye, but do not resist an evil person ,
Could he not have meant, do not engage in strife against an evil person, because he knows that some will use evil to try and bring you down?edit on 12-7-2012 by jhill76 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by kwakakev
Originally posted by jhill76
Jesus teaches us in Mathew chapter 5 vrs 38/39 not an eye for an eye, but do not resist an evil person ,
Could he not have meant, do not engage in strife against an evil person, because he knows that some will use evil to try and bring you down?edit on 12-7-2012 by jhill76 because: (no reason given)
I think the point was more about expressing evil is what brings you down, not the other person.